A directory that gets checked
Studios and shalas are reviewed before they go live: we confirm the address, the regular schedule and who teaches what. Listings that go quiet for a season get a note asking whether the timetable still holds.
Four working parts hold this hub together: a vetted directory of studios and shalas, a calendar of workshops, retreats and 200-hour teacher trainings, a journal written by teachers who still teach, and plain-language guides on sequencing, props, breathwork, anatomy for asana and the day-to-day of running a small yoga space.
Nothing here is scraped or auto-filled. Every studio, workshop and article moves through the same short route, and a teacher who still teaches reads it before it goes live.
A studio address, a shala photo, a retreat date, or a note about a class you want to write up. The listing form asks for the plain facts first: schedule, style, teacher names, and who to contact.
Before anything is published, we confirm the location on the studio map and cross-check the schedule with the organiser. Dates for trainings and retreats get a second message, because calendars shift.
Guides on sequencing, props, breathwork and asana anatomy are drafted by people who teach weekly, not by a marketing desk. That is why the notes on running a small shala mention real props, real quiet weeks and real numbers.
Listings and articles are reviewed again when a studio moves, a teacher changes, or a course outline is updated. Corrections come from readers and owners, and we fold them back into the page.
Four working pieces sit behind every page you read here. Each one is maintained by teachers who still keep their own weekly classes, so the details stay close to what happens in a real room.
Studios and shalas are reviewed before they go live: we confirm the address, the regular schedule and who teaches what. Listings that go quiet for a season get a note asking whether the timetable still holds.
Workshops, retreats and 200-hour trainings are listed only after dates are confirmed directly with the people running them. If a training moves, the entry moves with it instead of sitting there stale.
Class recaps and studio profiles come from visits, not press releases. Recent pieces cover a morning vinyasa room in Ubud and a small shala in Cape Town that fills up twice a week and stays quiet the rest.
Sequencing, props, breathwork and anatomy for asana, explained without jargon. The practical side of running a small space gets the same treatment: what to replace, when, and what it costs you in time.
The studio map shows what is near you or near wherever you are travelling next. Filter by style, then check the listing for the teacher's own description of the room.
Submit a listing through the form if you run a space, or sign up for the weekly practice letter if you would rather just read. Both routes keep the directory and the journal fed by people actually practising.
Curious how a listing gets reviewed end to end? Read the field notes in our training journal, or reach the editorial desk through the contact page.
Everything on Yoga Union comes down to four pieces that feed each other: the directory, the calendar, the journal and the guides. Here is what each one holds and who tends to use it.
A vetted list of studios across the archipelago and further out, from Ubud courtyards to a converted warehouse in Cape Town. Each entry carries the room size, the styles taught, who leads the Saturday vinyasa slot and whether drop-ins are welcome.
Dates for workshops, retreats and 200-hour teacher trainings, confirmed directly with the organisers rather than copied from old flyers. Listings show contact hours, daily rhythm and what the intensive actually asks of your body.
Class recaps, owner interviews and studio profiles written by teachers who still teach. The pieces stay documentary: what a room feels like at 6am, how a shala handles the rainy season, why a teacher left a big studio for a small one.
Sequencing, props, breathwork and anatomy for asana, plus the practical side of running a small yoga space. Guides are written for teachers and dedicated practitioners, then updated when the people who use them flag something that no longer holds.